I Feel The Shoe Falling

Well today I felt the shoe falling. My job has been sooooooooooooo stressful. The girl that I replaced has made LOTS of mistakes. Around every corner I was being given another mistake to resolve, grrrrrrr. I worked 4 hours Saturday to get caught up and I'm so behind again. My desk looks like it threw up paper!!!

Then I come home and there's 27 boxes of books sitting through out the house. Brother Nowling's office books that a friend in Menomonie sent up sporadically all arrived today! Poor Brother Nowling is trying to figure out where in the small "cold storage" room that is being turned into his office, is he going to put all these books, old White Wings, Old Happy Harvestors, etc.

Then if you remember I said Brother Nowling got a job at Fed Ex, he still hasn't started. He had his drug test Friday and was suppose to start training this week when the drug test results came back...he hasn't heard anything. Tomorrow he has an interview with Pepsi---Sister Becki he will actually be a traitor to Coke (he is a Diet Coke enthusiast, it's nothing for him to have several a day), but if the pay and hours are right; yes he'll be traitor and work Pepsi, but I'm confident he'll still drink his Diet Coke.

You've read about Jenna's not getting a job yet. Well Jessa has one and is greatful that she does, but she's begging to quit because she hates it.

Then there's Joleesa she's been literally crying "I want to go home" to Menomonie. She's having a rough time; she's missing her friends in Menomonie. To say the least tears were shed today!!!

We've been here almost a month and I haven't even seen all of Anchorage. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever feel comfortable in this big city. I have to have maps drawn for every place I go. Going from population of 14,000 to 265,00, I feel like an ant. I've only driven to work and the grocery store (by myself). I drove with Josh and Micah to Dimond area last Sunday but that's it. Saturday I've asked to go for a drive to Wassila, Girdwood, or somewhere not to far but will allow me to see some of the sights.

I guess a month really isn't that long but I want to feel at home in Anchorage, and it's hard to feel at home where don't know where anything is. By the way grocery shopping is the pits here. I don't know what brands to buy and I'm finding I need to be careful as to the quantity as things spoil really fast. Milk was spoiled just after a week. A block of cheese had mold on it and buns molded just a few days after I brought them home. And we're not even talking about how expensive everything is.

All and all though I felt the shoe falling, it really didn't hit bottom as in service, out of stress and fatique as I was trying to lead song service singing "Never Alone" and "Count Your Blessings" I couldn't get the tears to abate. The people were precious as I tried to explain and the spirit was so loving. So though I felt like the other shoe was dropping (by the way if you don't know what I'm talking about, read my previous post "Ever Wonder" and read the comments) my God was good once again and kept it from hitting bottom!